Commerce

Key Account Director

Commerce

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $245,000 - $413,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Welcome to the Agentic Commerce Era; Commerce builds AI-driven commerce ecosystem and powers growth with BigCommerce, Feedonomics, Makeswift.
  • This role focuses on landing our largest accounts, B2C & B2B marquee names.
  • Create and execute a systematic plan to identify, qualify, and acquire high-value accounts, selling the suite of Commerce Inc products, including BigCommerce B2B, BigCommerce B2C, Feedonomics, Makeswift and Recurring Professional Services.
  • Construct a detailed plan that outlines specific strategies, target opportunities, and actions needed to acquire these customers, strategically qualifying and prioritizing high-value opportunities, focusing on high-impact activities that drive overachievement of revenue goals.
  • Create and maintain detailed sales plans that outline goals, key milestones, potential challenges, and growth opportunities for cross-sell and up-sell of accounts, providing a roadmap for revenue expansion.
  • Develop customized proposals, contracts, and presentations that effectively communicate the value of the company’s offerings, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and business needs.
  • Serve as the main point of contact for customer inquiries related to business requirements, ongoing projects, and issue escalation, ensuring proactive communication and high levels of responsiveness.
  • Collaborate with internal teams (sales, product, support) and external agency partners to deliver seamless support and execute initiatives that meet or exceed customer expectations.
  • Handle customer inquiries, problems, and complaints with a focus on timely resolution and high customer satisfaction; escalate issues as needed and work with relevant teams to provide solutions.
  • Maintain thorough and accurate records of customer interactions and proposals in CRM systems, ensuring that customer data is always up-to-date and accessible to stakeholders.
  • Lead and negotiate contract agreements and renewals.
  • Who You Are: 12+ years acquiring large, complex, marquee-name accounts, with a proven record of achieving retention and expansion goals in a subscription-based model.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of SaaS metrics, usage patterns, and customer lifecycle management, especially in managing both business and individual user expectations within the same product suite.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to build trust, provide strategic counsel, and foster long-term relationships with clients and agency partners, influencing decision-makers and aligning efforts across all stakeholders
  • Skilled at using data to drive decisions; experienced with CRM and customer success platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Gainsight) and confident in using data to demonstrate ROI, track KPIs, and identify growth opportunities
  • Adept at understanding complex customer needs, identifying pain points, and providing innovative, tailored solutions in collaboration with agency partners to ensure customer satisfaction and drive long-term engagement
  • Proven capability to negotiate effectively, aligning customer goals with company objectives and coordinating with agency partners; experienced in handling escalations and maintaining high levels of satisfaction
  • Experience with Global Accounts and Multi-regional Teams - Comfortable navigating cultural differences, time zones, and language barriers; able to collaborate effectively with agency partners, and adapt strategies to serve global customer needs

Requirements

  • 12+ years acquiring large, complex, marquee-name accounts, with a proven record of achieving retention and expansion goals in a subscription-based model
  • Comprehensive knowledge of SaaS metrics, usage patterns, and customer lifecycle management, especially in managing both business and individual user expectations within the same product suite
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to build trust, provide strategic counsel, and foster long-term relationships with clients and agency partners, influencing decision-makers and aligning efforts across all stakeholders
  • Skilled at using data to drive decisions; experienced with CRM and customer success platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Gainsight) and confident in using data to demonstrate ROI, track KPIs, and identify growth opportunities
  • Adept at understanding complex customer needs, identifying pain points, and providing innovative, tailored solutions in collaboration with agency partners to ensure customer satisfaction and drive long-term engagement
  • Proven capability to negotiate effectively, aligning customer goals with company objectives and coordinating with agency partners; experienced in handling escalations and maintaining high levels of satisfaction
  • Experience with Global Accounts and Multi-regional Teams - Comfortable navigating cultural differences, time zones, and language barriers; able to collaborate effectively with agency partners, and adapt strategies to serve global customer needs